The Buick Circus Hour was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Tuesday, October 7, 1952 to 1953. Buick Circus Hour was watched by a total number of 27,662,400 people (45.2% rating, down -18% from April 26) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The Buick Circus Hour on NBC as of Sunday, May 24, 1953.
| Buick Circus Hour Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1953-May-24 | HH | 9,220,800 | 45.2 |
| P2+ | 27,662,400 | 45.2 | |
| 1953-Apr-26 | HH | 11,281,200 | 55.3 |
| P2+ | 33,843,600 | 55.3 | |
| 1953-Mar-08 | HH | 9,902,000 | 50.8 |
| P2+ | 31,089,600 | 50.8 | |
| 1953-Feb-08 | HH | 10,612,000 | 56.5 |
| P2+ | 34,578,000 | 56.5 | |
| 1953-Jan-11 | HH | 10,676,000 | 52.3 |
| P2+ | 35,978,000 | 58.8 | |
| 1952-Dec-14 | HH | 9,066,000 | 51.3 |
| P2+ | 31,395,600 | 51.3 | |
| 1952-Nov-09 | HH | 9,280,000 | 60.6 |
| P2+ | 37,087,200 | 60.6 | |
| 1952-Oct-12 | HH | 8,856,000 | 58.6 |
| P2+ | 35,863,200 | 58.6 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 22,381,000 | -6% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 16,668,000 | -1% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 12,671,000 | +7% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,224,000 | +12% |
| 5 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 3,020,000 | +24% |
| 6 | Today | 2,836,000 | -1% |
| 7 | NBA Pregame | 2,507,000 | -6% |
| 8 | Happy's Place | 2,082,000 | -10% |
| 9 | Dateline Classic | 2,049,000 | +9% |
| 10 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,029,000 | +17% |
| 11 | Law & Order | 1,965,000 | -47% |
| 12 | Toast To | 1,913,000 | -16% |
| 13 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1,801,000 | -8% |
| 14 | Wicked: One Wonderful Night | 1,717,000 | -35% |
| 15 | NBC News Daily | 1,582,000 | +7% |
| 16 | NBC NBA Monday Regular Season | 1,529,000 | |
| 17 | Stumble | 1,346,000 | -8% |
| 18 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,333,000 | +8% |
| 19 | Hunting Party | 1,254,000 | -26% |
| 20 | SNL Prime | 1,165,000 | -30% |
| 21 | The Paper | 845,000 | -28% |
| 22 | St. Denis Medical | 563,000 | -67% |
| 23 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 497,000 | -48% |